Have you guys seen this? (Universal Income)

[Rebkeh]

Switzerland will be the first country in the world to vote on having a national wage of £1,700 a month

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/switzerland-will-be-the-first-country-in-the-world-to-vote-on-having-a-national-wage-of-1700-a-month-a6843666.html

[EdwardBernays]

1. That's where we're all eventually heading

[LiberalArkie]

8. Yep.

Might I recommend Daemon and Freedom(tm) by Daniel Suarez

[EdwardBernays]

9. You may

I'll check it out!

[PoliticAverse]

2. Yes it has been discussed on DU a few times back when it was initially proposed.

I think it isn't likely to pass.

[Rebkeh]

5. Let's hope it does

[Bjornsdotter]

3. Yes n/t

[valerief]

4. I'm sure the U.S. M$M will be all over this. NOT. nt

[Mbrow]

6. Very interesting

I'd keep working if nothing else to pay for the extras i like, you know, Bernie donations, cat shelters and the like. plus I'd do more volunteer work. I used to drives Vets to SLC hospital before they hired a professional drive. It was fun trading stories with the men and women while taking the four hour trip. Oh well, sounds like it won't fly.

[ypsfonos]

7. science fiction readers have this seen this idea

decades back...

[Kip Humphrey]

10. must happen, will happen (a matter of when, not if), and will lead to the real American dream:

The Pursuit of Happiness.

[tk2kewl]

11. The ting I like most about basic minimum income

Is that across the board everyone gets the same thing. Basic needs are met. It doesn't stop anyone from getting rich, but it stops the means based access to assistance so that no one needs to game the system and no one gets stigmatized for getting the help they need.